Photographs of the scenic coastal village of Haverigg and neighbouring Hodbarrow in West Cumbria..
Black Combe from the sand dunes at Crab Marsh, Hodbarrow on the Duddon Estuary near Millom in Cumbria.
Sands and sand dunes at Crab Marsh, Hodbarrow on the Duddon Estuary, Millom, Cumbria.
Hodbarrow Point can be seen in the distance.
The remains of Hodbarrow Pier at Crab Marsh on the Duddon Estuary, Millom, Cumbria.
The Outer Barrier of the Hodbarrow Lagoon, Millom in Cumbria.
The Outer Barrier is a sea wall, completed in 1905 to protect the Hodbarrow Mines from sea flooding.
Hodbarrow Lagoon, Millom in Cumbria.
Hodbarrow lagoon was originally the site of the Hodbarrow Iron Mines. The first shaft was sunk in the 1850s to extract the iron rich haematite from the ground. Mining ceased in 1968 and the mines were flooded, thus creating the Hodbarrow Lagoon, the largest coastal lagoon in the northwest of England and now an RSPB Nature Reserve.
The old Hodbarrow Lighthouse can be seen to the right of the lagoon.
The remains of Towsey Hole Windmill, Hodbarrow, Millom, Cumbria.
Towsey Hole Windmill was built to grind grain long before the mine was built, but it was used as mine offices when the mine opened. Even in those days it was said to be in a state of disrepair. The Towsey Hole mineshaft was dug close to the windmill.
The Commodore Club, Hodbarrow, Millom, Cumbria.
Built in 1873 by Hornblower of Liverpool as the mine offices for the Hodbarrow Mine. This is the last remaining mine building and is now Grade 11 listed.
The old Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Millom, Cumbria.
The Old Hodbarrow Lighthouse was built by the Hodbbarrow Mining Company in 1866 to guide ships safely into its dock. This lighthouse was abandoned in 1905 when a new lighthouse was built on the sea wall.
The old Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Millom, Cumbria.
The Old Hodbarrow Lighthouse was built by the Hodbbarrow Mining Company in 1866 to guide ships safely into its dock. This lighthouse was abandoned in 1905 when a new lighthouse was built on the sea wall.
Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Millom, Cumbria.
Hodbarrow Lighthouse was built in 1905 on the newly built sea wall for the Hodbarrow Mining Company. This lighthouse was abandoned in 1949 when trade declined at Duddon Port and the mine output dropped. Over the years, the lighthouse fell into a state of disrepair, but £20,000 of Heritage Lottery funding enabled the lighthouse to be repaired and relit in 2003.
Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Millom, Cumbria.
Hodbarrow Lighthouse was built in 1905 on the newly built sea wall for the Hodbarrow Mining Company. This lighthouse was abandoned in 1949 when trade declined at Duddon Port and the mine output dropped. Over the years, the lighthouse fell into a state of disrepair, but £20,000 of Heritage Lottery funding enabled the lighthouse to be repaired and relit in 2003.
Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Millom, Cumbria.
Hodbarrow Lighthouse was built in 1905 on the newly built sea wall for the Hodbarrow Mining Company. This lighthouse was abandoned in 1949 when trade declined at Duddon Port and the mine output dropped. Over the years, the lighthouse fell into a state of disrepair, but £20,000 of Heritage Lottery funding enabled the lighthouse to be repaired and relit in 2003.
A wooden seat overlooks the Hodbarrow Barrier and the Duddon Channel from Haverigg in West Cumbria.
Children playing in the sand dunes on Haverigg Beach on the West Cumbria Coast.
A toddler struggles to climb up a sand dune with his bucket and spade on the beach at Haverigg on the West Cumbria Coast.
'Escape to Light' by Josefina de Vasconcellos and the Inshore Rescue Station at Haverigg near Millom in Cumbria.
This 7 tonne sculpture, carved from magnesium limestone, was installed near to the Haverigg Inshore Rescue Station in 2003 and was dedicated to all Inshore Rescue Teams in the UK. It was the last major work of Josephina who began working on it in 1994, when she was almost ninety! In 'Escape to Light, she wished to show “the spirit of man escaping from the evils of this world and from his own part in this destruction."
'Escape to Light' by Josefina de Vasconcellos at Haverigg near Millom in Cumbria.
This 7 tonne sculpture, carved from magnesium limestone, was installed near to the Haverigg Inshore Rescue Station in 2003 and was dedicated to all Inshore Rescue Teams in the UK. It was the last major work of Josephina who began working on it in 1994, when she was almost ninety! In 'Escape to Light, she wished to show “the spirit of man escaping from the evils of this world and from his own part in this destruction."
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